An infinite number of species of the most diverse plants can grow well both in natural nature and in human-made home conditions. In this article, we consider what houseplants are in the letter "A".
All of them cannot be enumerated, much less described. Here we will present some of the most common types of domestic plants, give them a brief description and note some of their features.
Consider in more detail a few home flowers.
Abutilon (indoor maple)
This houseplant with the letter "A" (photo below) grows almost all over the world. Belongs to the family of malvaceae. The advantage of the plant is its unpretentiousness, rapid growth and abundant flowering of surprisingly beautiful flowers.
With proper care, abutilon reaches a height of up to 2 meters in height. The name "indoor maple" plant received due to the leaves, the shape of which resembles maple. Many varieties of this plant have been bred, which differ among themselves in both the size and shape of the leaves, and the variety of color of the inflorescences.
Agave
Succulent plant (agave family). In total, his genus has approximately 300 species. American agave is especially famous. It got its name in connection with its wide distribution in South America. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.
This species can be added to the list “Houseplants with the letter A” as one of the highest. A rather large plant of a grayish-bluish hue with strap-like leaves having sharp spines along the edges.
American agave sometimes grows up to 10 meters in height and more, while the length of the leaves reaches 1.5 meters.
Aglaonema
A plant of the aroid family. Its representatives are famous monstera, dieffenbachia, anthurium, etc.
The name came about through the fusion of 2 Greek words, which mean “bright, gorgeous” and “stamen, thread”.
In nature, this flower is found in Asia (southeastern tropical rainforests).
The aglaonema perfectly survives in any conditions and is even able to survive in low humidity and low light. In the list of "Houseplants starting with the letter A" this flower can be added first in terms of unpretentiousness.
Azalea (heather family)
This is one of the most popular and beautiful home plants. Its other name is rhododendron.
In the wild, it is a shrub with fairly dense branches. It reaches a height of about 2 meters. Azaleas also have the name Alpine rose.
Homeland - India and China. Azalea is also found in the Caucasus Mountains, in the mountains of Siberia and in the USA (southern states).
Great successes in the cultivation of species of this amazing flower were achieved by the Dutch, American (Pennsylvania) and Japanese breeders. Particularly distinguished were the Pennsylvania breeders who bred a magnificent variety of azalea (Rosebud), whose flowers are very similar to roses.
Aloe
The list “Indoor plants with the letter A” cannot be represented without aloe (this is the common name for plants that store water - succulent), which belongs to one of the most common and popular plant species. It belongs to the asphodel or lily family.
Its peculiarity is that it has juicy, fleshy leaves with the presence of thick and soft spines in most of the species. This plant is often used for medicinal purposes.
Aloe is quite common in Africa (South Africa), on Madagascar, on the Arabian Peninsula (southern part) and on the Mascarene Islands.
In total there are 400 species, and many of them are perfectly mastered at home and unpretentious.
Anthurium
This is also a fairly popular plant, which has another name - a flamingo flower.
First of all, I want to note that many houseplants with the letter "A" have beautiful sonorous names. Anthurium belongs to them (from the aroid family). This is a tropical variety of plants. They attract with bright colors of flowers and leaves of an unusual shape.
Velvety leaves have the shape of a heart or a broad arrow, reaching 1.5 meters in length and 1 meter in size. In addition, a large bright inflorescence in the form of a cob blooms over lush dark green leaves (in blooming species). Its shape can be either straight or curved spiral, and sometimes spherical.
What other indoor plants have the letter “A”?
In addition to the above-described domestic plants, the following species can be included in the list: Avocado (American peach); Adernium Maidenhair; Air; Acacia; Akalifa; Allamanda is a laxative; Alocasia Ampelopsis Crested pineapple; Anigosanthos (kangaroo foot); Aralia Siebold (Japanese Fatsia); Araucaria; Ardisia Aporocactus; Asparagus (asparagus); Aspidistra; Astrophytum; Asklepias Kurassavsky (gusset, gobbler); Aucuba; Afelandra protruding; Achimenes large-flowered, etc.
The world of home plants is magnificent and diverse, bringing light, warmth and joy to the souls and hearts of people who love nature.